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kerryb
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Hi Does anyone use Picasa to organise their photographs? Is it a good package and what are the benefits?
Also can it organise photos that are in different folders ie some on my hard drive and some on my external hard drive.
Kerry
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Pels.
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Hi Kerry,
I use Picasa2 and think it's very good - having said that I'm sure I don't use it to it's full potential.
It's quite easy to uninstall if you aren't happy! Give it a go and see!
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kerryb
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Thanks Pels
I think I will give it a go, I like the idea of the keywords and the fact it's free!!!! 
Kerry
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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meles
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Just put mine in "My images" in date order... Works for me!
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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk Harrison: London; Pollock Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk Rogers: London; Bartlett: London Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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dortmund
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Hi Kerry,
I have been using Picasa for a couple of years now and its okay, see my photo's on there conect via link in sig block.
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Gadget
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Hi Kerry
Just seen this
I downloaded Picasa a while ago just to have a look at it. I thought it was a tad overbearing - it tried to collect all my graphics files from my PC and went on and on - as I have masses of image files, as you know
If you want to organise your files rather than manipulate the images, it's a bit of a long winded way of going about it!.
I just organise mine, as meles does, in My Pictures with separate folders for different categories - family photos, with subfiles for each line, landscapes, art, etc. . You can then sort these in any order you like using the standard MS 'Arrange icons by' in the View Menu.
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kerryb
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Thanks Gadget
That's the sort of honest answer I wanted. I already do that with most of mine and the folders correspond with my CDs for regular backing up ie Holidays, days out with children, wildlife, fun, family, history etc
So if it doesn't do anymore than I've already got because I'm quite organised, I don't think I shall bother.
Kerry
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Marmaduke 123
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Another good thing about Picasa is that you can upload pictures to Picasaweb so that other members of the family and friends can see your holiday and family photos.
My printer software did the grabbing thing as well! I was not amused as it took ages!
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Bintcliffe, Simpson, Taylor, Tempest, Gee, Singleton, Helm,
Summerscales, Baldwin,,Bolton, Kitson, Gledhill, Lockwood,
Chadwick, Brearley, Gaukrodger
All from Halifax/Huddersfield area of West Yorkshire
Hopton Gloucestershire
Millinchip Worcestershire
Francis Monmouthshire
Walker Wiltshire
Springall Bucks
Mickle Berkshire
Day, Ven Somerset
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millymcb
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Hi Kerry
I stated using it a while back but keep forgetting to use it...so I probably don't use it to it's full potential either. Like Gadget and Meles I have my photos organised into folders so I can generally find what I want easier just by going to the folders...but there are a couple of things I like
Firstly I like the way it displays all the pictures at once and you can scroll through all the folders really quickly and see larger than normal thumbnails. If I do that I often come across photos I had forgotten about.
Secondly, it will go and search and find all your pictures for you and centralize them - so if you have some photos hidden away in odd places you can find them. Useful for those times when you have saved pictures in a hurry and not filed them properly.
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McBride (Monaghan & Manchester), Derbyshire (Bollington,Cheshire), Knight (Newcastle,Staffs), Smith (Chorley, Lancashire & Ireland), Tipladay (Manchester & Yorkshire) ,Steadman (Madeley,Shropshire), Steele (Manchester & Glasgow), Parkinson (Wigan, Lancashire), Lovatt, Cornes & Turner (Staffordshire) Stott (Oldham, Lancs). All ended up in Ardwick, Manchester - in Cotton Mills, Iron Works, or running pubs and corner shops. Census informatio is Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.g |
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kerryb
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Thanks Milly
The thumbnails is the one thing I found attractive about Picasa but then I have Irfanview which allows you see large thumbnails of photos too.
Kerry
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